Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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Process for the Preparation of a Crosslinker Composition
Field of the Invention
The present invention is directed to a process for the preparation of a
crosslinker composition.
It is also directed to a coating composition comprising the Crosslinker
composition prepared by
the said process, and to a method of use of the said coating composition to
provide a coating on
a substrate.
Background of the Invention
Industrial coatings are used to protect the surface of a substrate against
deterioration brought
about by the action of light, humidity, wear, atmospheric oxygen, and other
chemicals, and to
impart the desired appearance such as colour, gloss, and surface structure. In
many cases, such
coatings are based on organic polymers which show good adhesion to the
substrate and form a
film free from defects such as pores or blisters. Film formation, also
referred to as drying, is the
transition of the coating composition applied to the solid state. The solid
film can be formed
from a solution by removal of solvent or from a dispersion by removal of the
dispersing agent,
or from a melt by cooling. In this case, and if no chemical reaction occurs,
this is referred to as
"physical drying". In the so-called chemical drying, chemical reactions occur
during film
formation which lead to crosslinked macromolecules. Such crosslinking may be
caused by
chemical reaction of low molar mass molecules, oligomers or macromolecules
between
themselves, such as addition or condensation reactions, or radiation induced
or thermally
induced polymerisation, or by the action of added polyfunctional molecules,
the so-called
crosslinkers, which react with functional groups of polymers usually referred
to as binder resins.
A well-known class of crosslinkers used in conjunction with binder resins
having active
hydrogen-containing reactive groups, such as hydroxyl and carboxyl groups, are
the so-called
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amino resins, adducts of formaldehyde and triazines such as melamine, which
are usually at
least partially etherified with lower alcohols such as methanol, and n- or iso-
butanol. These
crosslinkers suffer from the drawback that formaldehyde, inter alia, is
liberated during the
curing or crosslinking reaction. Emission of formaldehyde is environmentally
undesirable.
Additionally, these amino resins need temperatures typically of at least 80 C
to act as
crosslinkers. Heating to such elevated temperatures is energy-consuming.
It is an object of this invention, therefore, to provide a crosslinker
composition which does not
liberate formaldehyde upon curing, and which initiates curing at ambient
temperature or only
slightly increased temperature, preferably not in excess of 80 C.
Summary of the Invention
This object has been achieved by a crosslinker composition based on reaction
products of cyclic
ureas and multifunctional aldehydes having at least two aldehyde groups
- C=O
H
or, for short, CHO.
Such crosslinker compositions have been described in the patent US 4,284,758.
Reaction
products are described therein which are made by reacting ethylene urea (2-
imidazolidinone)
with glyoxal, and optionally etherifying the adduct with methanol. While the
non-etherified
adduct had gelled already after storage for one week, the etherified adduct
showed a viscosity
increase of about 4.6-fold upon storage for ten weeks at 48 C. These
etherified adducts were
used to increase the resistance and stability of textile materials.
In the investigations that have led to the present invention, it has been
found that coating
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compositions comprising active hydrogen containing resins, such as hydroxy
functional alkyd,
acrylic, urethane or epoxy resins can be cured with such crosslinkers even at
ambient
temperature. However, it was found that the appearance of the resulting
coatings was not
satisfactory, and the coating showed insufficient stability against solvents,
and were prone to
yellowing.
In further experiments conducted, it has been found, surprisingly, that
another reaction sequence,
i. e. first mixing and at least partially reacting the aldehyde component with
an alcohol, and then
reacting this mixture with a cyclic urea which may be preformed, or formed in
situ, has led to
crosslinker compositions that did not exhibit the said disadvantages: these
crosslinker
compositions do not evolve formaldehyde as they are based on aldehydes
different from
formaldehyde, they have led to fast cure at ambient temperature as evidenced
by the evolution
of hardness, and they have led to coatings having high gloss and low
yellowing, and good
chemical resistance.
It is an object of the invention to provide an improved crosslinker
composition for binder resins
having active hydrogen functionality and which not evolve formaldehyde upon
curing, which
exhibit fast cure at ambient temperature, and which lead to coatings having
high gloss and low
yellowing, and good chemical resistance.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a process to make such
improved crosslinker
composition.
It is yet another object of the invention to provide a combination of active
hydrogen functional
binder resins and a crosslinker composition that cures at ambient temperature
without evolution
of formaldehyde, and that leads to improved properties of the paint film such
as higher hardness,
better chemical stability, higher gloss and lower yellowness.
These objects have been achieved by a process for the preparation of a
crosslinker composition,
comprising the steps of
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providing a mixture AC of an aliphatic alcohol A having at least one hydroxyl
group and
from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, with at least one multifunctional aldehyde C having
at least
two aldehyde groups -CHO, and reacting the said mixture AC to convert at least
a part
of the multifunctional aldehyde C to its hemiacetal or to its acetal to form a
mixture
(AC)',
adding to the mixture (AC)' least one cyclic urea U or the educts (starting
products for
the synthesis) to produce the said cyclic urea U in situ, which cyclic urea U
has at least
one unsubstituted amidic >NH group, and reacting the mixture thus obtained to
form a
chemical bond between the nitrogen atom of the at least one unsubstituted
amidic >NH
group of the at least one cyclic urea U, and the carbon atom of the least one
aldehyde
group -CHO of the multifunctional aldehyde C, or of the carbon atom of the at
least one
aldehyde group -CHO of the of the multifunctional aldehyde C which said
aldehyde
group is converted to a hemiacetal group or acetal group by reaction with the
alcohol A.
It goes without saying that even by reacting the aldehyde C. to its hemiacetal
or to its
acetal, the carbon atom of the aldehyde group remains the same, therefore it
is
equivalent to say "the carbon atom of the least one aldehyde group -CHO of the
multifunctional aldehyde C", and "the carbon atom of the at least one aldehyde
group
-CHO of the multifunctional aldehyde C which said aldehyde group is converted
to a
hemiacetal group or acetal group by reaction with the alcohol A".
Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments
The aliphatic alcohols A useful for the invention have at least one hydroxyl
group, and from one
to ten carbon atoms. They can be linear, branched or cyclic, preferably linear
or branched, and
preferably have from one to eight carbon atoms, such as methanol, ethanol, n-
and iso-propanol,
and the isomeric butanols, particularly n-butanol, and iso-butanol, n-hexanol,
or 2-ethylhexanol.
Polyhydric alcohols which may be used, alone or in mixture with monohydric
alcohols, include
ethylene glycol, 1,2- and 1,3-propane diol, 1,2- and 1,4-butane diol, 1,2- and
1,6-hexane diol,
glycerol, trimethylol ethane and trimethylol propane, pentaerythritol,
diglycerol, ditrimethylol
ethane and ditrimethylol propane, mannitol and sorbitol. It is also possible
to employ mixtures
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of the monohydric alcohols, such as a mixture of methanol and iso-butanol, or
mixtures of the
said polyhydric alcohols with each other or mixtures thereof with monohydric
alcohols.
The multifunctional aldehydes C have at least two aldehyde groups, and are
preferably aliphatic
5 in nature. Preferred aldehydes are glyoxal, succinic dialdehyde, and
glutardialdehyde. It is also
possible to use mixtures of these.
The cyclic ureas U which may be used according to the present invention have
at least one
unsubstituted amidic >NH group. These cyclic ureas U are cycloaliphatic or
bicycloaliphatic
compounds having an element of the structure -NH-CO-NH- within a ring
structure, the total
number of ring atoms preferably being from 5 to 7 (ethylene urea, 1,3-
propylene urea,
1,4-butylene urea or tetramethylene urea). In the case of a bicyclic compound,
the simplest
structure is glycoluril or acetylene diurea. These cyclic ureas may be
substituted, preferably by
alkyl groups on the N- or C-atoms, or both, or by hydroxy or alkoxy groups on
the C-atoms of
the ring, the alkyl or alkoxy residues in both cases preferably having from
one to four carbon
atoms. At least one of the nitrogen atoms must remain unsubstituted to enable
reaction with the
aldehyde or (hemi)acetal functional molecule. Preferred cyclic ureas may also
carry hydroxyl
groups as substituents on one or more of the carbon atoms, 4,5-
dihydroxyethylene urea being
particularly preferred. It is also preferred to use mixtures of two or more of
the mentioned cyclic
ureas, with particular preference of mixtures of ethylene urea and
dihydroxyethylene urea.
Adducts of these latter mixtures of these with glyoxal which are at least
partially etherified have
shown particularly good reactivity at ambient temperature. Such mixtures can
be prepared by
reacting mixtures of the cyclic ureas with glyoxal, or by reacting the cyclic
ureas individually
with glyoxal, and then mixing the reaction products. The cyclic ureas used for
the present
invention may also be formed in situ by reaction of urea itself, or di- or
poly-ureas, which may
optionally be substituted, having one, two or more than two groups of the
structure
-NH-CO-NH- in their molecules with multifunctional aldehydes which have more
than one
aldehyde group in their molecule, preferably with dialdehydes, particularly
preferably with
glyoxal. As further examples, the reaction product of acetaldehyde with urea,
crotonylidene
urea, or the reaction product of urea and isobutyric aldehyde, isobutylidene
diurea, may be
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reacted by addition of one molecule of glyoxal thereto. Preferably, the at
least one cyclic urea
U is selected from the group Ul consisting of ethylene urea, 4-hydroxyethylene
urea,
4,5-dihydroxy ethylene urea, and glycoluril, and from the group U2 consisting
of the ureas Ul
which additionally have at least one substituent Ron at least one of the
nitrogen or carbon atoms
of the said ureas Ul, with the proviso that at least one nitrogen atom is
unsubstituted, and the
substituent R is selected from the group consisting of linear, branched and
cyclic alkyl groups
having from l to 10 carbon atoms.
In the process according to the invention, in the first step, the
multifunctional aldehyde is
charged first, and the alcohol is then added in stoichiometric excess, Another
way of preparing
the mixture of the aldehyde C and the alcohol A is first to charge the alcohol
A, then adding the
aldehyde C, optionally removing at least a part of the water if the aldehyde
is used in the form
of an aqueous solution, or first to charge the aldehyde C, optionally removing
at least a part of
the water if the aldehyde is supplied as an aqueous solution, and then adding
the alcohol A. An
inert gas blanket may preferably be used, such as nitrogen or argon.
The mixture thus formed is preferably heated to a temperature of from 40 C to
120 C to
remove a part of the alcohol and the water, with preferably not more than 15 %
of the water of
the aqueous solution being left; preferably, the water is removed to leave
preferably at most
from 5 % to 10 % of the initial quantity. An inert gas blanket may preferably
also be used in this
step, such as nitrogen or argon. Application of reduced pressure is favourable
to help removing
most of the water. During this heating step, at least a part of the aldehyde C
is converted to its
hemiacetal by addition of alcohol A, or partially to its acetal by addition of
one molecule of
alcohol A and subsequent condensation with a further molecule of alcohol A
with liberation of
one molecule of water.
After cooling the mixture to room temperature, more alcohol A is added, the
cyclic urea U (or
the educts of such cyclic urea if it is possible to form such cyclic urea
under the reaction
conditions employed here) is then added, and the pH is adjusted preferably to
from 1.0 to 4.0 by
addition of acid. Addition of a dialdehyde to the amidic >NH group of the
cyclic urea (which
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may be preformed or formed in situ) yields a structure of the formula >N-
CH(OH)-X where X
stands for the dialdehyde where one of the -CHO groups has been removed. The
reaction
mixture is heated and kept at elevated temperature until the aldehyde groups
are consumed and
at least a part, preferably at least 40 % of the hydroxyl groups formed by
addition of the
aldehyde to the amidic >NH group have been converted to ether groups by
reaction with the
excess alcohol. The remaining excess alcohol is removed by distillation under
reduced pressure
to the desired degree, yielding a mass fraction of solids of preferably from
55 % to 90 %,
particularly preferably from 60 % to 80 %.
As already explained supra, the cyclic ureas U may be added to the mixture
prepared from the
alcohol A and the aldehyde C as such, or they may also be formed in situ, from
educts such as
urea, diureas and polyureas, for instance by reacting urea with glyoxal to
form the adduct,
dihydroxyethylene urea, or glycoluril.
The crosslinker composition solutions thus obtained can be combined both with
solvent borne
and with water borne binder resins having active hydrogen functionality
(hydroxyl or carboxylic
acid groups). Although the qualitative composition of an ethylene urea I
glyoxal resin prepared
according to the invention is similar to that described in the cited US patent
4,284,758, it was
found that the crosslinker compositions prepared according to the invention
have a higher
reactivity and can be used for curing even at room temperature, and that the
appearance of the
cured films is also favourable for the crosslinkers according to the present
invention, in
yellowness and gloss and haziness.
This favourable performance could not have been expected from changing the
sequence of
reaction steps.
In further experiments conducted in connection with this invention, it has
also been found that
addition of boric acid to the crosslinker composition of the present invention
can further
improve the colour of the said crosslinker composition. This effect is
particularly marked if
boric acid is added to the mixture AC, comprising an aliphatic alcohol A and
at least one
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multifunctional aldehyde C, or, in the alternative, to the mixture (AC)', i.
e. to a mixture that
comprises the reaction product of the aldehyde C and ofthe alcohol A, in the
form of the acetal
or hemiacteal of the aldehyde C. It is also possible, with good results, to
add boric acid in two
portions, one portion to the mixture AC, and one portion to the mixture (AC)'.
It has been found
that the optimum quantity of boric acid, measured as the ratio of the amount
of substance nB of
boric acid H3B03, to the sum ne, of the amounts of substance of glyoxal, of
the hemiacetal and
of the acetal of glyoxal, is from 0.5 % to 25 %, preferably from 1 % to 20 %,
and particularly
preferred, from 3 % to 15 %. Combining binder resins with such boric acid-
modified
crosslinkers leads to coatings having particularly low yellowness index, and
good colour
retention.
It has been verified that the crosslinker compositions according to the
invention can be
combined with solvent borne or water borne resins having hydroxy or carboxylic
acid
functionality, or both, particularly with hydroxy or carboxylic acid
functional alkyd resin,
hydroxy or carboxylic acid functional acrylic resins, hydroxy functional
polyurethane resins,
and hydroxy functional epoxy resins. As these crosslinker compositions are
active already at
ambient temperature, they are particularly useful to cure coatings on heat
sensitive substrates,
such as paper, cardboard, textiles, leather, wood, and also plastics.
Application of said
crosslinker composition in combination with the binder resins mentioned supra
can also be
considered where cure temperature or energy savings are an issue. Usual
additives such as
defoamers, adhesion promotors, wetting agents, sag control agents, and
pigments can, of course,
be used in paint formulations comprising the crosslinker compositions of the
present invention.
The coating compositions can be applied by any of the known techniques such as
spraying,
dipping, brushing, and using a doctor blade.
The following examples illustrate the invention, without intending to limit.
All concentrations
(strengths) and ratios stated in "%" are mass fractions (ratio of the mass mB
of a specific
substance B, divided by the mass m of the mixture, in the case of a
concentration, or by the mass
m0 of the second substance D, in the case of a ratio).
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Example 1: Butylated Ethyleneurea-Glyoxal Resin
A resin according to the invention was prepared by the following procedure:
72.6 g (0.5 mol) of a 40 % strength aqueous solution of glyoxal at room
temperature (23 C) is
charged to the reaction vessel under a nitrogen purge followed by 748 g (4.9
mot) of 1-butanol.
The mixture was heated to 62 C, and excess butanol was removed under reduced
pressure
(210 Torr [28 kPa] ramped to 140 Torr [19 kPa]) while allowing the reaction
temperature to rise
to a maximum of 72 C. After 2 hours, approximately one-quarter of the excess
butanol had
been removed and the mass fraction of water remaining in the reaction mixture
was less than
5 %. The reaction solution was then cooled to ambient temperature.
To the dehydrated glyoxal solution, 148 g (2 mot) of 1-butanol and 48 g (0.5
mol) of ethylene
urea hemihydrate were charged. The pH was adjusted to 2.3 with 26 % strength
aqueous
sulphuric acid, and the reaction temperature was then raised and maintained at
from 57 C to
63 C for approximately 90 minutes. After 90 minutes, the reaction mixture was
then
concentrated under reduced pressure (130 Torr [17 kPa]) while heating up to a
maximum
temperature of 78 C. The light yellow resin solution (170 g) was then cooled
to 30 C and 38 g
of 1-butanol were charged to obtain a final Gardner-Holdt viscosity of W and a
mass fraction
of solids of 66 %. The degree of alkylation and the molar mass of the
crosslinker product were
determined by C-13 NMR. and by HPSEC analyses to be 1.5 mot of alkoxy groups
per 1 mot of
glyoxal, and 1.86 mot of alkoxy groups per 1 mot of ethylene urea, and 4500
g/mol,
respectively.
Example 2 (Comparative) : Example 4 of Sun Chemical US Patent 4284758, butanol
290 g (2 mot) of a 40 % aqueous glyoxal solution were charged to a 1 L reactor
and the pH was
adjusted to 6.4 with 0.69 g (0.008 mot) of solid sodium bicarbonate. 176 g (2
mot) of
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ethyleneurea were added, the pH was adjusted to 6.5 by addition of 25 %
strength aqueous
sulphuric acid, and the reaction temperature was raised to (55 5) C. After
2 hours, the
reaction mixture was cooled to 38 C, and 462 g (6.23 mol) of 1-butanol were
added. The pH
of the mixture was adjusted to about 3.0 by adding 0.65 g (0.0066 mot) of
concentrated
5 sulphuric acid. The reaction temperature was then raised and held at reflux
for 3 hours to effect
butylation. Upon cooling to 30 C, the pH of the resin solution was adjusted
to about 7.0 by
adding 2.0 g of a 25 % strength aqueous solution of caustic soda.
The product was a dark yellow emulsion (about 900 g) having a Gardner-Holdt
viscosity of F
10 and a mass fraction of solids of about 40 %. The degree of alkylation and
the molar mass of the
crosslinker product were determined as supra. The following results were
obtained:
1.22 mol of alkoxy groups per 1 mol of glyoxal, and 0.95 mol of alkoxy groups
per I mol of
ethylene urea, and 4300 g/mol, respectively.
Example 3: Ethylated Ethyleneurea-Glyoxal Resin
A resin according to the invention is prepared by the following alternative
procedures:
3a. Dehydration of aqueous aldehyde solution via strip and addition of ethanol
559 g (3.85 mol) of a 40 % strength aqueous solution of glyoxal at room
temperature was
charged to a 5 L reaction vessel followed by 2355 g (51.1 mol, 2.9 L) of
anhydrous ethanol. The
mixture was heated to from 45 C to 50 C, and water together with excess
ethanol were
removed under reduced pressure (250 Torr [33 kPa] ramped to 150 Torr [20
kPa]). After two
hours, approximately 72 % of the excess ethanol had been removed and the mass
fraction of
water remaining in the reaction mixture was 13.5 %. A second charge of
anhydrous ethanol
(1577 g, 34.2 mol) was added to the reactor and the distillation was continued
at 46 C under
reduced pressure (135 Torr [18 kPa] to 125 Torr [17 kPa]) for an hour.
Approximately 86 % of
the charged ethanol had been removed and the mass fraction of water remaining
in the reaction
mixture was less than 5 %. The reaction solution was then cooled to ambient
temperature.
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To this dehydrated glyoxal solution, 900 g (19.5 mot) of anhydrous ethanol and
342.6 g
(3.98 mot) of ethylene urea were charged. Final reaction mixture pH after
additions was 3.85.
The reaction mixture was then heated to from 45 C to 48 C and held for two
hours. After two
hours, the pH of the reaction mixture was adjusted to 2.9 by adding 25 %
strength aqueous
sulphuric acid, and heating was then continued at from 49 C to 53 C for
three additional hours.
By adding 25% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, pH was then adjusted to 4.6,
and the
reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure (150 Torr [20 kPa]
ramped to
23 Torr [3 kPa]) and at a temperatures of from 41 C to 50 C. The light
yellow resin solution
(730 g) was then cooled to ambient temperature and 144 g of anhydrous ethanol
were charged
to obtain a final Gardner-Holdt viscosity of U and a mass fraction of solids
of 63 %. Degree of
alkylation and molar mass of the crosslinker product were determined by C-13
NMR and by
HPSEC analyses as 1.44 mot of alkoxy groups per 1 mot of glyoxal, and 1.11 mot
of alkoxy
groups per i mot of ethylene urea, and 4100 g/mol, respectively. Hazen APHA
colour value of
the crosslinker product determined in accordance with DIN ISO 6271 was 115.
3b. Dehydration of aqueous aldehyde solution via glyoxal concentration
947 g (6.5 mot) of 40 % strength aqueous solution of glyoxal were charged to a
reaction vessel
under a nitrogen purge, heated to from 61 C to 66 C and then concentrated
under reduced
pressure (23 Torr [3.1 kPa]). After eighty minutes, approximately 413 g of
water had been
removed to yield an aqueous glyoxal solution of approximately 71 % strength as
a viscous oil.
This dehydrated glyoxal solution was then cooled to ambient temperature, 2400
g (52.1 mot) of
anhydrous ethanol were charged, pH was adjusted to 3.3 with 26 % strength
aqueous sulphuric
acid, and the resulting mixture was heated to from 61 C to 70 C for two and
one half hours
followed by cooling to ambient conditions. The mass fraction of water was
approximately 5 %.
To this dehydrated ethanolic glyoxal solution, 572 g (6.6 mot) of ethylene
urea were charged,
and the reaction mixture was kept at (55 5) C for three hours. The reaction
mixture was then
cooled to 40 C, pH was adjusted to 2.8 to 3.0 with 26 % strength aqueous
sulphuric acid and
the reaction temperature was then again raised to (55 5) C and maintained
for approximately
four hours. The reaction mixture was then cooled to 30 C, pH was adjusted to
3.3 to 3.7 by
addition of sodium hydroxide solution, reheated to from 45 to 50 C, and
then concentrated
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under reduced pressure (280 Torr [37 kPa] ramped to 155 Torr [20.7 kPa]) for
four hours. The
resulting light yellow resin solution (approximately 1.6 kg) having a Gardner-
Holdt viscosity of
G- was cooled to ambient conditions. The mass fraction of solids of the resin
solution was
approximately 62 %. Degree of alkylation and molar mass of the crosslinker
product were
determined by C- 13 NMR and by HPSEC analyses as 1.44 mot of alkoxy groups per
I mot of
glyoxal, and 1.14 mot of alkoxy groups per 1 mot of ethylene urea, and 3850
g/mol, respectively.
Hazen APHA colour value of the crosslinker product determined in accordance
with DIN ISO
6271 was 117.
Example 4 (Comparative): Example 4 of Sun Chemical US Patent 4,284,758,
ethanol
290 g (2 mot) of a 40 % strength aqueous glyoxal solution were charged to a I
L reactor and the
pH was adjusted to 6.3 with 1.1 g (0.013 mot) of solid sodium bicarbonate. 176
g (2 mot) of
ethyleneurea were added, the pH was adjusted to 6.4 with 25 % strength aqueous
sulphuric acid,
and the reaction temperature was raised to (55 5) C. After 2 hours the
reaction mixture was
cooled to 40 C, and 288 g (6.25 mot) of ethanol were added. pH of the mixture
was adjusted to
about 3.0 with 1.0 g (0.010 mot) of concentrated sulphuric acid. The reaction
temperature was
then raised and held at reflux for 3 hours to effect ethylation. Upon cooling
to from 29 C to
30 C, the pH of the resin solution was adjusted to about 7.1 with 3.2 g (0.20
mol) of a 25 %
strength aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide.
The product was a dark yellow solution (approximately 745 g) having a Gardner-
Holdt
viscosity of A-B and a mass fraction of solids of approximately 45 %. Degree
of alkylation and
molar mass of the crosslinker product were determined by C-13 NMR and by HPSEC
analyses
as 1.13 mot of alkoxy groups per 1 mot of glyoxal, and 1.00 mot of alkoxy
groups per 1 mot of
ethylene urea, and 1840 g/mol, respectively. Hazen APHA colour value of the
crosslinker
product determined in accordance with DIN ISO 6271 was 468.
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Example 5: Comparative Cure Results
A master resin batch was prepared which was composed of 116.7 g of a short oil
alkyd based on
cocoanut oil (BECKOSOL' 12035, Reichhold Inc.), 20 g (0.27 mol) of 1-butanol,
and 10 g of
a mixture of toluene sulphonic acids dissolved in isopropanol (acid number of
solution
135 mg/g; CYCAT4 4040 Catalyst, Cytec Industries Inc.). To portions of this
master batch
were then added the crosslinkers from Examples 1-4 in the amounts as stated in
Table I infra,
along with additional l -butanol to provide a coating formulation with a mass
fraction of solids
of 45 % and an overall mass ratio of binder to crosslinker of 70/30.
Table 1.
Crosslinker mass of crosslinker mass of resin master batch mass of butanol
from Example in g in g in g
1 3.11 10 2.09
2 5.26 10 -0.06
3 3.31 10 1.89
4 4.56 10 0.64
The formulations were drawn down on phosphated Bonderite 1000 cold rolled
steel (CRS)
panels, white-base coated steel panels and wood using a #52 wire-coater bar
and were allowed
to cure at ambient temperature.
The print resistance and pendulum hardness values of the resulting films on
CRS panels were
measured after 2 and 24 hrs and are tabulated in the following table 2:
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Table 2
Crosslinker of Example 1 2 3 4
Film Appearance good low gloss good low gloss
Gloss 20 / 60 --- - 87 / 94 12 / 44
2 h; print resistance 0-1 1-2 OA 1 3-4
2 h; pendulum hardness 42 19 46 28
24 h; pendulum hardness 127 38 123 56
24 hr MEK rubs 55 35 45 <35
Film appearance was rated "good" if there were no defects visible to the naked
eye; "low gloss"
means a hazy appearance. Print resistance was determined in accordance with
ASTM D
2091-96 (2003) "Standard Test Method for Print Resistance of Lacquers", a
rating of "0" is "no
mar", and a rating of "5" is "very marred". A rating of "1 .. 2" stands for
"between i and 2".
"Pendulum" is the test according to Konig (ASTM D4366-95, EN ISO 1522 or DIN
53157)
where oscillation damping is used as indicator for surface hardness, measured
in seconds, after
the specified drying time. Degree of crosslinking is judged by the number of
double rubs with
a pad soaked with methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) without impairment of the paint
film.
From this data it is evident that the products of this invention (Examples 1
and 3) provide
superior performance relative to the Sun Chemical patent derived products
(Examples 2 and 4)
in the areas of coating appearance (gloss), print resistance, pendulum
hardness and degree of
crosslinking.
Example 6: Comparative Cure Results with an Aged Formulation
Formulations prepared with 6 day aged master batch detailed in Example 5 using
the
crosslinkers of Examples I and 2 were drawn down on Bonderite 1000 CRS panels
and on glass
plates and were allow to cure under ambient conditions.
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The pendulum hardness values and MEK resistance of the resulting films on CRS
panels were
measured after 2 and 24 hrs and are tabulated in the following table 3:
Table 3
Crosslinker of Example 1 2
Film Appearance Slight haze Very Hazy
Gloss 20 / 60 95 / 98 2/10
2 h; pendulum hardness 42 19
24 h; pendulum hardness 163 141
24 h; MEK rubs at 200: 20 % removed at 47: fail
Yellow Index, YI 3.45 3,91
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From these data it is evident that the combination of binder resin and
crosslinker according
to this invention (Crosslinker of Example 1) provided superior performance
relative to the Sun
Chemical patent derived product (Crosslinker of Example 2) in the areas of
coating appearance
(haziness and gloss), print resistance, pendulum hardness after 2 and 24 hours
of cure, and
10 degree of crosslinking as judged by the number of double rubs with a pad
soaked with MEK rub
resistance. With the crosslinker of Example 1, approximately 20 % of the area
covered with the
coating was blank after 200 double rubs, i, e. the coating was removed.
As can be seen from the comparison, paint films formed with the crosslinker
composition
15 according to the invention have a better surface (gloss, haziness, colour)
compared to the state
of the art, and the curing speed at ambient temperature is far higher, as
evidenced by the
development of hardness, and the degree of crosslinking is markedly better
even after aging.
Example 7: Ethylated 4,5-Dibydroxyethylene Urea - Gyyoxal Resin with Boric
Acid
An ethylated dehydrated glyoxal solution having a mass fraction of 39 % of
solutes was
prepared according to the procedure of Example 3a. 94.3 g of this solution
containing 0.5 mol
of glyoxal and its acetals and hemiacetals, 3.2 g of boric acid (0.05 mol),
3.2 g of anhydrous
ethanol and 9.1 g of urea were mixed. The pH of the solution thus prepared was
2.57. This
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reaction mixture was heated to 55 C and kept at this temperature under
stirring for four hours.
The Hazen APHA colour of this solution (DIN-ISO 6271) of this crosslinker
resin solution was
determined to be 77. This solution was then further concentrated by
distillation under reduced
pressure (20 kPa [150 Tort], ramped to 6.5 kPa [50 Tort], and a temperature
that has been kept
between 55 C and 58 C). After cooling to ambient temperature, 57 g of a
light yellow resin
solution with a mass fraction of solids of 73.5 % were obtained. The degree of
alkylation
(amount of substance of alkoxy groups per amount of substance of glyoxal-
derived moieties,
and per amount of substance of alkoxy groups per amount of substance of
dihydroxyethylene
urea) was determined by 13C-NMR to be 1.98 mol/mol, and 3.38 mol/mol,
respectively, and the
molar mass was measured as 1015 g/mol by High-Performance Size Exclusion
Chromato-
graphy using a polystyrene standard. Its Hazen APHA colour was 130.
Example 8: Ethylated 4,5-Dihydroxyethylene Urea - Glyoxal Resin without Boric
Acid
An ethylated dehydrated glyoxal solution having a mass fraction of 39 % of
solutes was pre-
pared according to the procedure of Example 3a. 94.3 g of this solution
containing 0.5 mol of
glyoxal and its acetals and hemiacetals, 3.2 g of anhydrous ethanol and 9.1 g
of urea were mixed.
The pH of the solution thus prepared was 3.35. This reaction mixture was
heated to 36 C and
kept at this temperature under stirring until homogeneous. pH was then
adjusted to 2.62 by
addition of 0.10 g of an aqueous solution of nitric acid having 70 % strength,
and the tempera-
ture was then raised to from 55 C to 60 C and kept at this temperature for
four hours. The
Hazen APHA colour of this solution (DIN-ISO 6271) of this crosslinker resin
solution was
determined to be 433. This solution was then further concentrated by
distillation under reduced
pressure (20 kPa [150 Tort], ramped to 6.5 kPa [50 Tort], and a temperature
that had been kept
between 55 C and 58 C). After cooling to ambient temperature, 52 g of a
yellow resin solution
with a mass fraction of solids of 67.1 % were obtained. The degree of
alkylation (amount of
substance of alkoxy groups per amount of substance of glyoxal-derived
moieties, and per
amount of substance of alkoxy groups per amount of substance of
dihydroxyethylene urea) was
determined by 13C NMR to be 2.39 mol/mol, and 3.30 mol/mol, respectively, and
the molar
mass was measured as 760 g/mol by High-Performance Size Exclusion
Chromatography using
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a polystyrene standard. Its Hazen APHA colour was 231.
Example 9: Comparative Cure Results with or without Boric Acid
A master resin batch was prepared which was composed of 70 g of a short oil
alkyd based on
cocoanut oil (BECKOSOO 12035, Reichhold Inc.), 12 g (0.26 mol) of ethanol, 1.2
g
(0.013 mol) of I-methoxy-2-propanol, and 36.6 g (0.315 mol) of n-butyl
acetate. To portions of
this master batch were then added the crosslinkers from Examples 7 and 8 in
the amounts as
stated in Table 4 infra, along with additional n-butyl acetate and acid
catalyst (mixture of
toluene sulphonic acids dissolved in isopropanol, acid number of solution 135
mg/g; CYCAT
4040 Catalyst, Cytec Industries Inc.) to provide a coating formulation with an
overall mass ratio
of binder to crosslinker of 70/30.
Table 4
mass of mass of resin master mass of butyl mass of acid
Crosslinker
crosslinker batch acetate catalyst
from Example
in g in g in g in g
7 1.63 8 0.17 0.2
8 1.79 8 0.01 0.2
The formulations were drawn down on phosphated Bonderite 1000 cold rolled
steel (CRS)
panels, white-base coated steel panels and wood using a #52 wire-coater bar
and were allowed
to cure at ambient temperature.
The print resistance, pendulum hardness, and yellowness index values of the
resulting films on
CRS panels were measured after 1, 2 and 24 hrs and are tabulated in the
following table 5:
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Table 5
Crosslinker of Example 7 8
1 h; print resistance 2_3 4_5
2 h; pendulum hardness 24 22
24 hr Yellowness Index 1.78 3.77
Print resistance was determined in accordance with ASTM D 2091-96 (2003)
"Standard Test
Method for Print Resistance of Lacquers", a rating of "0" is "no mar", and a
rating of "5" is "very
marred". "Pendulum" is the test according to Konig (ASTM D4366-95, EN ISO 1522
or DIN
53157) where oscillation damping is used as indicator for surface hardness,
measured in
seconds, after the specified drying time. Yellowness Index (Yl) is a number
calculated from
spectrophotometric data (ASTM E313) that describes the change in colour of a
test sample from
clear or white toward yellow.
From these data it is evident that the introduction of boric acid into a
coating composition
according to this invention (Example 7) provides enhanced performance relative
to the
non-boric acid containing product (Example 8) in the areas of print
resistance, pendulum
hardness, and specifically, yellowness index.
Example 10: Ethylated Ethyleneurea-Glyoxal Resin
A resin according to the invention was prepared by the following procedure
(Dehydration of aqueous aldehyde solution via strip and addition of ethanol):
559 g (3.85 mol) of a 40 % strength aqueous solution of glyoxal at room
temperature were
charged to a 5 L reaction vessel followed by 2355 g (51.1 mol, 2.9 L) of
anhydrous ethanol. The
mixture was heated to from 45 C to 50 C, and water together with excess
ethanol were
removed under reduced pressure (250 Torr [33 kPa] ramped to 150 Torr [20
kPa]). After two
hours, approximately 72 % of the excess ethanol had been removed and the mass
fraction of
water remaining in the reaction mixture was 13.5 %. A second charge of
anhydrous ethanol
(1577 g, 34.2 mol) was added to the reactor and the distillation was continued
at 46 C under
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reduced pressure (135 Torr [18 kPa] to 125 Torr [17 kPa]) for an hour.
Approximately 86 % of
the charged ethanol had been removed and the mass fraction of water remaining
in the reaction
mixture was less than 5 %. The reaction solution was then cooled to ambient
temperature.
To 93.5 g (0.5 mol) of this dehydrated glyoxal solution, 138 g (3.0 mol) of
anhydrous ethanol
and 43.0 g (0.50 mol) of ethylene urea were charged. Final reaction mixture pH
after additions
was 3.68, which was then adjusted to 2.88 by addition of nitric acid of 70 %
strength. The
reaction mixture was then heated to a range of from 55 C to 59 C and held
for two hours. The
light yellow resin solution (202 g) was then cooled to ambient temperature and
having a mass
fraction of solids of 39 %. Degree of alkylation and molar mass of the
crosslinker product were
determined by C-13 NMR and by HPSEC analyses as 1.31 mol of alkoxy groups per
1 mol of
glyoxal, and 1.22 mol of alkoxy groups per 1 mol of ethylene urea, and 2350
g/mol, respectively.
Hazen APHA colour value (DIN-ISO 6271) of the crosslinker product was measured
as 27.
Sodium ion content by ICP-AES was approximately 7 mg/kg.
Example I I (Comparative): Example 4 of Sun Chemical US Patent 4,284,758,
ethanol
290 g (2 mol) of a 40 % strength aqueous glyoxal solution were charged to a
reactor having a
volume of 1 L, and the pH was adjusted to 6.2 by addition of 0.7 g (0.009 mol)
of solid sodium
bicarbonate. 176 g (2 mol) of ethyleneurea were added, the pH was adjusted to
6.6 by addition
of 25 % strength aqueous sulphuric acid, and the reaction temperature was
raised to (55 E 5) C.
After two hours, the reaction mixture was cooled to 40 C, and 288 g (6.25
mol) of anhydrous
ethanol were added. pH of the mixture was adjusted to about 3.0 by addition of
0.9 g (0.009 mol)
of concentrated sulphuric acid. The reaction temperature was then raised and
held at reflux for
three hours to effect ethylation. Upon cooling to 29 C to 30 C, the pH of
the resin solution was
adjusted to about 7.0 by addition of 2.6 g (0.016 mot) of a 25 % strength
aqueous solution of
sodium hydroxide.
The product was a deep yellow solution (approximately 742 g) having a Gardner-
Holdt
viscosity of A-, and a mass fraction of solids of approximately 48 %. Degree
of alkylation and
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molar mass of the crosslinker product were determined by C-13 NMR. and by
HPSEC analyses
as 1.20 mol of alkoxy groups per 1 mot of glyoxal, and 1.02 mol of alkoxy
groups per 1 mot of
ethylene urea, and 2520 g/mol, respectively. Hazen APHA colour value (DIN-ISO
6271) of the
crosslinker product was measured as 548. Sodium ion content by ICP-AES was 460
mg/kg.
5
Example 12: Ethylated 4, 5-Dihydroxyethylene Urea-Gly xal Resin
A resin according to the invention was prepared by the following procedure
10 (Dehydration of aqueous aldehyde solution via strip and addition of
ethanol):
559 g (3.85 mot) of a 40 % strength aqueous solution of glyoxal at room
temperature were
charged to a 5 L reaction vessel followed by 2355 g (51.1 mot, 2.9 L) of
anhydrous ethanol. The
mixture was heated to from 45 C to 50 C, and water together with excess
ethanol were
15 removed under reduced pressure (250 Torr [33 kPa] ramped to 150 Torr [20
kPa]). After two
hours, approximately 72 % of the excess ethanol had been removed and the mass
fraction of
water remaining in the reaction mixture was 13.5 %. A second charge of
anhydrous ethanol
(1577 g, 34.2 mot) was added to the reactor and distillation was continued at
46 C under
reduced pressure (135 Torr [18 kPa] to 125 Torr [17 kPa]) for an hour.
Approximately 86 % of
20 the charged ethanol had been removed and the mass fraction of water
remaining in the reaction
mixture was less than 5 %. The reaction solution was then cooled to ambient
temperature.
To 93.5 g (0.5 mot) of this dehydrated glyoxal solution, 4 g (0.009 mot) of
anhydrous ethanol
and 9.1 g (0.152 mot) of urea were charged. Final reaction mixture pH after
additions was 3.26,
which was then adjusted to 2.7 by addition of nitric acid of 70 % strength.
The reaction mixture
was then heated to a range of from 55 C to 60 C and held for four hours. The
light yellow resin
solution (85 g) was then cooled to ambient temperature and having a mass
fraction of solids of
55 %. Degree of alkylation and molar mass of the crosslinker product were
determined by C-13
NMR and by HPSEC analyses as 1.57 mot of alkoxy groups per 1 mol of glyoxal,
and 3.45 mot
of alkoxy groups per I mot of 4,5-dihydroxyethylene urea, and 500 g/mol,
respectively. Hazen
APHA colour value (DIN-ISO 6271) of the crosslinker product was measured as
195. Sodium
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ion content by ICP-AES was approximately 2.9 mg/kg.
Example 13 (Comparative): Sun Chemical US Patent 4,284,758, with ethanol
290 g (2 mol) of a 40 % strength aqueous glyoxal solution were charged to a 1
L reactor and the
pH was adjusted to 6.5 by addition of 0.7 g (0.009 mol) of solid sodium
bicarbonate. 60 g (1 mol)
of urea were added, the pH was adjusted to 6.6 by addition of 25 % strength
aqueous sulphuric
acid, and the reaction temperature was raised to (55 i 5) C. After two hours,
the reaction
mixture was cooled to 40 C, and 288 g (6.25 mol) of anhydrous ethanol were
added. pH of the
mixture was adjusted to about 3.0 by addition of 0.53 g (0.005 mol) of
concentrated sulphuric
acid. The reaction temperature was then raised and held at reflux for three
hours to effect
ethylation. Upon cooling to 29 C to 30 C, the pH of the resin solution was
adjusted to 7.03 by
addition of 1.9 g (0.012 mol) of a 25 % strength aqueous solution of sodium
hydroxide.
The product was a deep yellow solution having a Gardner-Holdt viscosity of A-3
and a mass
fraction of solids of approximately 35 %. Degree of alkylation and molar mass
of the crosslinker
product were determined by C-13 NMR and by HPSEC analyses as 1.69 mol of
alkoxy groups
per I mol of glyoxal, and 1.27 mol of alkoxy groups per 1 mol of 4,5-
dihydroxyethylene urea,
and 300 g/mol, respectively. Hazen APHA colour value (DIN-ISO 6271) of the
crosslinker
product was measured as 298. Sodium ion content by ICP-AES was 560 mg/kg.
Example 14: Comparative Cure Results at 2 % Catalyst Loading
To individual water-borne resin batches composed of 10.2 g of an aqueous
hydroxyl
functional acrylic emulsion (Roshiel&M 1024 hydroxy functional acrylic
emulsion, mass
fraction of solids 50 %, Rohm & Haas Co.), 0.2 g of a rheology modifier
(AcrysolTM RM-12W,
combination of polyurethane resin and enzymatically modified starch, mass
fraction of solids
19 %, Rohm & Haas Co.) and 0.37 g of a mixture of toluene sulphonic acids
dissolved in
isopropanol (mass fraction of solids: 40 %, acid number of solution: 135 mg/g;
CYCAT 4040,
Catalyst, Cytec Industries Inc.) were then added the crosslinkers from
Examples 9 to 12 in the
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amounts as stated in table 6 infra, along with additional methanol and water
to provide coating
formulations with a mass fraction of solids of 43.6 % and an overall mass
ratio of binder to
crosslinker of 70130. "Catalyst Loading" in this context means ratio of mass
of catalyst to mass
of total resin solids of the formulation.
Table 6
mass of mass of
Crosslinker mass of crosslinker mass of resin master batch
methanol water
of Example in g in g
ing in g
9 5.6 10.77 0.3 0.6
4.6 10.77 02 1.7
11 4.0 10.77 0.3 2.2
12 6.3 10.77 0.29 0
10 The formulations were drawn down on white-base coated cold rolled steel
(WBC-CRS) panels
(4 inch x 12 inch, ACT Lab, Inc.), glass panels, and wood using a #52 wire-
coater bar and were
cured at ambient temperature and baked conditions (fifteen minutes flash / ten
minutes at
60 C / cool for five minutes).
The MEK resistance, pendulum hardness values, and Yellowness Index (YI) of the
resulting
films on CRS (cold rolled steel) panels and glass were measured after one hour
and after
twenty-four hours, and are tabulated in the following table 7 (ethyleneurea-
glyoxal resin) and
table 8 (4,5-dihydroxyethylene urea-glyoxal resin):
Table 7
Crosslinker of Example 10 11 10 11
Cure conditions Ambient Ambient 10 min / 60 C 10 min / 60 C
1 h; pendulum hardness 93 s 68 s 114 s 91 s
I h; MEK rubs 200 30 60 <50
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24 h; pendulum hardness 105 s 83 s 106 s 61s
24 h; Yl -1.1 -0.6 -1.0 -0.6
12 d; Water spot resistance Slight haze Strong Haze Very Slight Haze Strong 1-
laze
(1 h) 8MD 6D 8MD 6D
Table 8
Crosslinker of Example 12 13 12 13
Cure conditions Ambient Ambient 10 min / 60 C 10 min / 60 C
1 h; pendulum hardness n. d. n. d. 35 s 21 s
1 h; MEK rubs 30 30 < 50 <50
24 h; pendulum hardness 36 s 35 s n. d. n, d.
"Pendulum" is the test according to Konig (ASTM D4366-95, EN ISO 1522 or DIN
53157)
where oscillation damping is used as indicator for surface hardness, measured
in seconds, after
the specified drying time. "n. d." stands for "not determined". Degree of
crosslinking is judged
by the number of double rubs with a pad soaked with methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)
without
impairment of the paint film. Yellowness Index (Yl) is a number calculated
from
spectrophotometric data (ASTM E3 13) that describes the change in colour of a
test sample from
clear or white toward yellow. Water spot resistance is the test according to
ASTM D 1308-02
"Standard Test Methods for Effect of Household Chemicals on Clear and
Pigmented Organic
Finishes" involving placement of drop of water on the film which is covered
for a specific
length of time and the degree of blistering, swelling, softness or haziness is
then assessed. For
blistering in accordance with ASTM D714 - 02e l "Standard Test Method for
Evaluating
Degree of Blistering of Paints" a rating scale was used where 2 = large
blisters and 10 = no
blisters and density of blistering is indicated by F = few, M = medium, MD =
medium dense,
and D = dense.
From the data in tables 7 and 8 it is evident that the products of this
invention (Examples 10 and
12) provide equivalent or superior performance relative to the Sun Chemical
patent derived
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products (Examples 11 and 13) in the areas of pendulum hardness, yellowness
index, water spot
resistance and degree of crosslinking.
Example 15: Comparative Cure Results at 4 % Catalyst Loading
To individual water-based resin batches composed of 10.2 g of an aqueous
hydroxyl functional
acrylic emulsion (RoshieldTM 1024 emulsion, Rohm & Haas Co.) and 0.73 g of a
mixture of
toluene sulphonic acids dissolved in isopropanol (mass fraction of solids: 40
%, acid number of
solution: 135 mg/g; CYCAT 4040, Catalyst, Cytec Industries Inc.) were then
added the
crosslinkers from Examples 9 to 12 in the amounts as stated in table 9 infra,
along with
additional methanol and water to provide coating formulations with a mass
fraction of solids of
416 % and an overall mass ratio of binder to crosslinker of 70/30.
Table 9
mass of mass of resin master mass of
Crosslinker mass of water
crosslinker batch methanol
from Example in g
in g in g in g
9 5.6 10.73 0.3 0.6
10 4.6 10.73 0.2 1.7
11 4.0 10.73 0.3 2.2
12 6.3 10.73 0.29 0
The formulations were drawn down on white-base coated cold rolled steel (WBC-
CRS) panels
(4 inch x 12 inch, ACT Lab, Inc.) glass panels and wood using a #52 wire-
coater bar and were
cured at ambient temperature and baked conditions (fifteen minutes flash / ten
minutes at 60 C
/ cool for five minutes).
The MEK resistance, pendulum hardness values, and Yellowness Index (YI) of the
resulting
films on CRS panels and glass were measured after one hour, after twenty-four
hours and after
forty-eight hours and are tabulated in the following table 10 (ethyleneurea-
glyoxal resin) and
table 11 (4,5-dihydroxyethylene urea-glyoxal resin):
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Crosslinker of Example 10 11. 10 11
Cure conditions Ambient Ambient 10 min / 60 C 10 min 160'C
1 h; pendulum hardness 97 s 97 s n. d. n, d.
24 h; pendulum hardness 115 s 71 s n. d. n. d.
48 h ; YI -1.1 -0.6 -0.5 -0.2
Water spot resistance, 1 h n. d, n. d. 8M 4MD
Table 11
Crosslinker of Example 12 13 12 13
Cure conditions Ambient Ambient 10 min / 60 C 10 min 160 C
1 h; MEK rubs < 50 30 n. d. n. d.
24 h; MEK rubs 35 35 n, d, n. d.
48 h ; Yl 4.9 25.5 17.9 67.5
Water spot resistance, I h n. d. n. d. No haze (10) Slight haze
5
Water spot resistance is the test according to ASTM D 1308-02 "Standard Test
Methods for
Effect of Household Chemicals on Clear and Pigmented Organic Finishes"
involving placement
of drop of water on the film which is covered for a specific length of time
and the degree of
blistering, swelling, softness or haziness is then assessed. For blistering in
accordance with
10 ASTM D714 - 02e1 "Standard Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Blistering
of Paints" a
rating scale was used where 2 = large blisters and 10 = no blisters and
density of blistering is
indicated by F = few, M = medium, MD = medium dense, and D = dense.
From the data in Tables 10 and 11 it is evident that the products of this
invention (crosslinkers
15 of Examples 10 and 12) provide equivalent or superior performance relative
to the Sun
Chemical patent derived products (crosslinkers of Examples 11 and 13) in the
areas of pendu-
lum hardness, Yellowness index, water spot resistance, and degree of
crosslinking.
